Jacob deGrom added to his Cy Young candidacy with seven shutout innings and three different Mets homered, including Pete Alonso who cracked his 50th of the season, as the Mets opened up their series with the Reds with an 8-1 victory Friday night in Cincinnati. The victory put the Mets seven games over .500, which [...]
An amazing thing about Major League Baseball is that after 152 games there's still so much uncertainty. From who will make the playoffs, to who will win awards and even which coaches might keep their jobs, there's a lot at stake. At this juncture, the Mets have a puncher's chance at a wildcard and two [...]
Playoffs or not, the story of the 2019 Mets will inevitably be about the offseason that proceeded it, and specifically about the Edwin Diaz trade. Surprisingly enough, the trade that netted the Mets a 36 year old second basemen set to make $120 million was not even the most controversial piece acquired in the trade. [...]
Here are the remaining schedules for the top five teams in the NL Wild Card hunt: WSN - 3 @ Miami, 5 vs. Philadelphia, 3 vs. Cleveland MIL - 1 vs. San Diego, 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 3 @ Cincy, 3 @ Colorado CHC - 4 vs. St Louis, 3 @ Pittsburgh, 3 @ St. Louis [...]
After sleepwalking through most of the game, the Mets put up five runs in the final two innings to pull out an improbable 7-4 win over the Rockies in Denver. The win gave the Mets the series and kept their scant playoff hopes alive. The Mets are now 39-23 in the second half, a 102-win [...]
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The Mets decided to forgo a trade of impending free agent Zack Wheeler at this year’s deadline which raised the question of what his role is to the club moving forward. At this stage their options are likely limited to a qualifying offer (which would yield a conditional draft pick if another team signs Wheeler) [...]
The Mets clubbed three home runs to back the strong pitching of Marcus Stroman, which resulted in a 6-1 win Tuesday night in Denver. The victory tied the series 1-1, and they'll play the rubber game Wednesday afternoon. The game was scoreless through five innings before the Mets broke out in the sixth. Amed Rosario [...]
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A controversy that has been brewing much of the season involves Noah Syndergaard and his preference for any catcher other than Wilson Ramos. A New York Post article on 9/9/19 written by Joel Sherman and Kevin Kernan reported that Syndergaard had a meeting with GM Brodie Van Wagenen in which Syndergaard’s request was rejected. The [...]
The Mets jumped out to a lead but then gave up eight unanswered runs to fall to the Rockies, 9-4, in the first game of their three-game series in Denver Monday night. The Mets have now lost three of their last four games and are five games back of the Cubs in the Wild Card [...]